Well, here's the thing. I've been trying to crate-train him during the DAY, since George was so opposed to putting him in his crate overnight. So he knows he won't be let out if he howls. The hard part is to keep him from viewing the crate as a punishment. During the day, what I tried to do was praise him and reward him whenever he did settle down in his crate and play with his toys. I'm going to keep doing that during the day and crating him at night, I think. He needs to learn.
The housebreaking really isn't going as badly as it COULD be. In two weeks, I can count the number of accidents he's had on one hand.
*thinks, counts*
Okay, maybe two hands -- but just BARELY.
He's actually doing REALLY well, all things considered. And the accidents he HAS had has been a result of my not noticing that he was sniffing around intently. We are, however, coming to a point where he does go to the door and either sniff at it or paw at it. So, there's progress there. The problem was getting him to sleep through the night without potty-breaks -- hence the crate redux.
What it all boils down to is that I want Darwin to be a good dog -- the kind that people don't mind having around. The kind you can take places. And he's got the raw potential to be the best dog in the world, I swear. He just needs to learn.
Samwise Gamgees of the Animal Kingdom -- my god, I love that.
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Date: 2006-02-17 12:59 pm (UTC)The housebreaking really isn't going as badly as it COULD be. In two weeks, I can count the number of accidents he's had on one hand.
*thinks, counts*
Okay, maybe two hands -- but just BARELY.
He's actually doing REALLY well, all things considered. And the accidents he HAS had has been a result of my not noticing that he was sniffing around intently. We are, however, coming to a point where he does go to the door and either sniff at it or paw at it. So, there's progress there. The problem was getting him to sleep through the night without potty-breaks -- hence the crate redux.
What it all boils down to is that I want Darwin to be a good dog -- the kind that people don't mind having around. The kind you can take places. And he's got the raw potential to be the best dog in the world, I swear. He just needs to learn.
Samwise Gamgees of the Animal Kingdom -- my god, I love that.